Insect Biomechanics Workgroup posters
Selection of recent posters:
- "Heel" pads of stick insects (Carausius morosus) are pressure-sensitive friction pads with little adhesion
- Of water flumes, waxy walls and toilet bowls: Evolution of trapping strategies in Nepenthes pitcher plants
- Insect aquaplaning: wetness-based activation of traps in Nepenthes pitcher plants
- Why have more than one pad per leg?
- Balancing acrobats: grass-carrying ants avoid falling over by controlled head movements
- Friction forces in the hairy adhesive pads of beetles